With little to play for besides pleasure, now appeared like the appropriate time for the Dallas Cowboys to close down large receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Per ESPN, on Thursday, the Cowboys introduced that Lamb (proper shoulder) is not going to play within the crew’s final two video games in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. He is not anticipated to bear surgical procedure.
Lamb sprained his shoulder in a 27-21 Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 3. He hasn’t missed any video games since struggling the damage, however it’s bothering him.
In Week 16, he appeared to irritate his shoulder in the course of the third quarter of a 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Though he completed with seven receptions for 105 yards, he told the media his shoulder was “out of whack.”
“I am not even going to deceive you. I am simply on the market battling and doing what I do,” Lamb stated. “So, yeah, bro, it isn’t enjoyable.”
The Cowboys (7-8) have already been eradicated from playoff rivalry. Persevering with to place Lamb in danger would make little sense for the membership.
Lamb signed a four-year, $136M contract extension this previous offseason, changing into the second-highest-paid WR within the league behind Minnesota Vikings WR Justin Jefferson.
Lamb — a three-time Professional Bowler — confirmed why he deserved the deal. In 15 video games, he completed with 101 receptions for 1,194 yards and 6 landing catches. It marks the fourth time he has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in 5 seasons.
Take into account Cowboys beginning QB Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring damage in Week 9, and backup Cooper Rush has since changed him.
“He is perhaps the very best participant I’ve seen with my very own eyes,” Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons said Thursday, per The Sporting News. “He can do it with anybody throwing him the rock.”
Dallas hopes sitting the wideout will assist him heal sooner. The Cowboys want a wholesome Lamb to rebound in 2025.
